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22 Jun 2019, 19:03
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Okay, I keep posting on here and getting advice back. So my deepest apologies for seemingly asking the same questions over and over. I feel like I managed to lock in on what I really think is where I'm stuck now.
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Background and my timeline:
About a month ago:
Took MBA's full cat: 310, 420 and MGMAT's CAT: 480.
I'm not discouraged at this point (lies, I cried a bit) but I sort of anticipated even DURING taking these practice CATs. Finish that 310 score, cried a bit, buckled up into a solid 2 weeks of Khan academy math catch-up. Khan REALLY REALLY helped with a lot of things (basic things!) that I saw on the test....how to simplify radicals for example.
A Little after the 310 score
OG and MGMAT arrived. I swore I would study and made a HUGE 3 month schedule sheet. Somehow I messed up and managed to cram it into a 2 month schedule. It was all over the place and I didn't know what to tackle first or when to do anything. My schedule looked like this:
Day 1 Magoosh videos and Magoosh questions (APP on ipad)
Day 2 MGMAT QUANT 2 chapters a day and half a Verbal chapter a day to be finished with the next MGMAT day
Day 3 back to Magoosh videos and continuing this loop on weekdays.
Every Saturday was a Hybrid Magoosh and MGMAT day.
Every Sunday was a "Thursday with Ron" and was a catch up day.
I have a serious attention problem (no I haven't seen a doctor). To tackle this, If a day of the week is slightly open, I'll throw in independent reading (fiction) as well. To practice reading and focusing passages off a SCREEN, I'll try to read my local news off their news channel's FB page. Small things.
Lack of Motivation and Discouragement led to massive procrastination
It didn't take me long to see how messy and hard to follow my schedule was. I was all over the place with all these resources. Thrown amongst my already messy schedule were GMATClub questions off the forums along with "QUESTIONS DAY" which is where instead of studying off Magoosh or MGMAT for the day, it was a day of solid answering questions off of every resource I owned (5Q/5V from GMATclub, 5Q/5V from MGMAT, 5Q/5V off OG or Wiley, etc.)
It went well. It was just too much and it took a whole month to get started on sitting down to study. I did study and followed the schedule to the T. It went well for about 4 days and then I called it quits.
I was lost and didn't know where to start, I didn't know what to tackle or had a general direction. I have all these resources and maybe that was my downfall. Like a kid in a candy store, I had too many to pick from so I left empty-handed because mama said I took too long. I could go for an online instructor-led course, but I'm about to lose my job (it's a temp position) and money will become very very tight. I have always been a much better self-studier but if I had questions I always had a professor's email I could go to or office hours. My study habits of undergrad no longer apply.
Materials Owned:
MGMAT guides 0-9
MGMAT online resources and forums
OG book but not the OG Q/V Individual books
OG's Wiley site
Kaplan Flashcards (not helpful at all, but I try to use them)
GMATClub questions and test bank
GMATClub daily questions
Other GMATClub resources
Magoosh Videos
Magoosh Q/V Questions
(Both are on an app)
Tips?
The very last entrance exam I took was a half-hearted SAT attempt with a laughable ~800/2400 score. It may or may not have contributed to my Exam Anxiety. I would love any tips that go my way or if you have any schedule I can follow. If anyone else has the MGMAT guides, did you follow the order of the books or could I be studying one Quant and one Verbal book at the same time? How do you conquer test anxiety? Focusing tips?
Again, many thanks in advance for all your help. My apologies again for asking the same questions.
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Background and my timeline:
About a month ago:
Took MBA's full cat: 310, 420 and MGMAT's CAT: 480.
I'm not discouraged at this point (lies, I cried a bit) but I sort of anticipated even DURING taking these practice CATs. Finish that 310 score, cried a bit, buckled up into a solid 2 weeks of Khan academy math catch-up. Khan REALLY REALLY helped with a lot of things (basic things!) that I saw on the test....how to simplify radicals for example.
A Little after the 310 score
OG and MGMAT arrived. I swore I would study and made a HUGE 3 month schedule sheet. Somehow I messed up and managed to cram it into a 2 month schedule. It was all over the place and I didn't know what to tackle first or when to do anything. My schedule looked like this:
Day 1 Magoosh videos and Magoosh questions (APP on ipad)
Day 2 MGMAT QUANT 2 chapters a day and half a Verbal chapter a day to be finished with the next MGMAT day
Day 3 back to Magoosh videos and continuing this loop on weekdays.
Every Saturday was a Hybrid Magoosh and MGMAT day.
Every Sunday was a "Thursday with Ron" and was a catch up day.
I have a serious attention problem (no I haven't seen a doctor). To tackle this, If a day of the week is slightly open, I'll throw in independent reading (fiction) as well. To practice reading and focusing passages off a SCREEN, I'll try to read my local news off their news channel's FB page. Small things.
Lack of Motivation and Discouragement led to massive procrastination
It didn't take me long to see how messy and hard to follow my schedule was. I was all over the place with all these resources. Thrown amongst my already messy schedule were GMATClub questions off the forums along with "QUESTIONS DAY" which is where instead of studying off Magoosh or MGMAT for the day, it was a day of solid answering questions off of every resource I owned (5Q/5V from GMATclub, 5Q/5V from MGMAT, 5Q/5V off OG or Wiley, etc.)
It went well. It was just too much and it took a whole month to get started on sitting down to study. I did study and followed the schedule to the T. It went well for about 4 days and then I called it quits.
I was lost and didn't know where to start, I didn't know what to tackle or had a general direction. I have all these resources and maybe that was my downfall. Like a kid in a candy store, I had too many to pick from so I left empty-handed because mama said I took too long. I could go for an online instructor-led course, but I'm about to lose my job (it's a temp position) and money will become very very tight. I have always been a much better self-studier but if I had questions I always had a professor's email I could go to or office hours. My study habits of undergrad no longer apply.
Materials Owned:
MGMAT guides 0-9
MGMAT online resources and forums
OG book but not the OG Q/V Individual books
OG's Wiley site
Kaplan Flashcards (not helpful at all, but I try to use them)
GMATClub questions and test bank
GMATClub daily questions
Other GMATClub resources
Magoosh Videos
Magoosh Q/V Questions
(Both are on an app)
Tips?
The very last entrance exam I took was a half-hearted SAT attempt with a laughable ~800/2400 score. It may or may not have contributed to my Exam Anxiety. I would love any tips that go my way or if you have any schedule I can follow. If anyone else has the MGMAT guides, did you follow the order of the books or could I be studying one Quant and one Verbal book at the same time? How do you conquer test anxiety? Focusing tips?
Again, many thanks in advance for all your help. My apologies again for asking the same questions.
22 Jun 2019, 20:12
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A 300-500 score range shows that your basics are shaky and hence you may need to first learn concepts & strategies before answering questions. I would highly recommend that you enroll in a structured online course rather free tutorial videos available online. With the right resources, you can easily improve your overall score. Honestly, it is going to be difficult but doable.
For now, I would recommend that you start with the basics. Please review the GMAT Club study plan.
GMAT Club Study Plan: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-217827.html
All the best.
For now, I would recommend that you start with the basics. Please review the GMAT Club study plan.
GMAT Club Study Plan: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-217827.html
All the best.
25 Jun 2019, 19:27
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Hi TeaclubEst2019,
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. First off, I agree that it’s difficult to get on a consistent or organized study schedule when you are trying to use so many different resources. Thus, your first plan of action needs to be to find 1 or 2 resources (max) and stick to using just those. Since you seem to lack direction, try to find prep materials that offer a detailed study plan, so you don’t have to waste time thinking about what to do each time you sit down to study.
Regarding your study plan, since your latest practice test score is 480, you clearly lack the GMAT quant and verbal fundamentals you need for a high score, right? Thus, you need to ensure that you follow a linear and structured study plan that allows you to individually learn each GMAT quant and verbal topic, starting with the foundations and progressing to more advanced concepts.
Certainly, if you’d like more specific advice on how to improve your GMAT quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach out. Also, you may find it helpful to read the following articles about Developing the Proper Mindset For GMAT Success and How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety.
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. First off, I agree that it’s difficult to get on a consistent or organized study schedule when you are trying to use so many different resources. Thus, your first plan of action needs to be to find 1 or 2 resources (max) and stick to using just those. Since you seem to lack direction, try to find prep materials that offer a detailed study plan, so you don’t have to waste time thinking about what to do each time you sit down to study.
Regarding your study plan, since your latest practice test score is 480, you clearly lack the GMAT quant and verbal fundamentals you need for a high score, right? Thus, you need to ensure that you follow a linear and structured study plan that allows you to individually learn each GMAT quant and verbal topic, starting with the foundations and progressing to more advanced concepts.
Certainly, if you’d like more specific advice on how to improve your GMAT quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach out. Also, you may find it helpful to read the following articles about Developing the Proper Mindset For GMAT Success and How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety.
